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All-Nepali Team Makes History With First Successful Winter Ascent of K2
The triumphant tale of 10 Nepali mountaineers’ pioneering winter ascent of the second highest mountain in the world stands apart from historic mountaineering narratives dominated by white men.
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Studies Reveal Global Ice Melt Estimates Have Been Conservative
Ice is melting more rapidly than previously thought, according to two new studies, which examine some of the specific causes.
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Paige West Works to Uplift Indigenous Voices and Traditions in Papua New Guinea
Her work supporting Indigenous sovereignty over biodiversity was recently recognized by the Explorer Club on its list of 50 people who are changing the world.
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How to Defend Yourself and Others Against Online Attacks
Social media can be an important communication tool for scientists and scholars, but it can also invite harassment. Here’s how to stay safe online, and help others who face abuse.
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Devastating Flood in Himalayas Highlights Risks of Development in the Era of Climate Change
Climate change and hydroelectricity power projects compounded the devastating destruction of the February 7 flood in Uttarakhand.
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Jacqueline Austermann: Exploring the Deep Earth, Modeling Future Sea Level
She studies Earth’s past warm periods to try to understand the future, and was just named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow.
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In Virtual Exchange, Women Organizers Share Challenges and Successes From COVID Frontlines
Throughout the spring, grassroots women peacebuilders will meet online to discuss how they’re helping to build resilience in their communities.
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CO2 Dip May Have Helped Dinosaurs Walk From South America to Greenland
A new study identifies a climate phenomenon that may have helped sauropodomorphs spread northward across the Pangea supercontinent.
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Compassion, Empathy and American Anti-poverty and Immigration Policy
We should be able to find it in our hearts to help children, dreamers and refugees, and our new president gives me hope we can do just that.
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